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#005980

#005980 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#005980 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 34.9% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 30.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 198.28°, with 100% saturation and 25.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 5.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.087

Complementary

  1. #005980
  2. #802700

Split complementary

  1. #005980
  2. #800019
  3. #806700

Analogous

  1. #008067
  2. #005980
  3. #001980

Triadic

  1. #005980
  2. #800059
  3. #598000

Tetradic

  1. #005980
  2. #270080
  3. #802700
  4. #598000

Square

  1. #005980
  2. #670080
  3. #802700
  4. #198000

Monochromatic

  1. #000e14
  2. #002434
  3. #005980
  4. #008ecd
  5. #1ab9ff

Shades

#005980 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005980
  2. #005073
  3. #004766
  4. #003e5a
  5. #00354d
  6. #002d40
  7. #002433
  8. #001b26
  9. #00121a
  10. #00090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#005980 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005980
  2. #1a6a8d
  3. #337a99
  4. #4d8ba6
  5. #669bb3
  6. #80acc0
  7. #99bdcc
  8. #b3cdd9
  9. #ccdee6
  10. #e6eef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005980 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005980
  2. #0d5d80
  3. #1a6180
  4. #266580
  5. #336980
  6. #406d80
  7. #4d7080
  8. #5a7480
  9. #667880
  10. #737c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415668 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #465982 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #364f7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006367 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #365981 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #295380 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005980 {
  color: #005980;
}
Background
.bg-005980 {
  background-color: #005980;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005980 {
  border: 2px solid #005980;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005980;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 89 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 100% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005980 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005980, #001980);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005980 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 89 128 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.56 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.75 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.84 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.11 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.63 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.19 #ffa67f Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#005980  rgb(0, 89, 128)  hsl(198, 100%, 25%)  Sea Blue
#802700  rgb(128, 39, 0)  hsl(18, 100%, 25%)  Kobe
#800059  rgb(128, 0, 89)  hsl(318, 100%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#598000  rgb(89, 128, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 25%)  Avocado